She described her choice as a "pleasant surprise" and a "historic moment."
Khouloud Al Zaabi: I will become the first Emirati to control the Women's World Cup
Khouloud Al-Zaabi: "Every person sets a goal and can achieve it even after 20 years of waiting."
Emirati wisdom during her management of a match.
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The Emirati international football referee, Kholoud Al Zaabi, described her nomination by the International Football Federation as a candidate for refereeing in the 2023 World Cup, scheduled in Australia and New Zealand, as a "pleasant surprise that you did not expect", noting that she and her family received the news with joy Immersive.
She told «Emirates Today»: «Member of the Board of Directors of the Football Association and Chairman of the Referees Committee, Ali Hamad, the first to inform me of this happy news, and I think that this choice will place on my shoulders a great responsibility to be fully prepared to participate in this event, and raise the flag The UAE is in the biggest international football event in women's football.
She added, "This selection is a historic moment and a milestone in my life, because I will become the first Emirati and Arab referee to be nominated for arbitration as a video judge in the Women's World Cup."
Regarding the steps that you will take after this choice, she said: "I am proud of this choice, and I hope to be up to the great responsibility, and I will undergo intensive training and courses in video judgment (mouse), and in physical fitness."
Al-Zaabi explained: "My choice for the World Cup is the result of efforts that have continued for eight years, since I entered the field of arbitration."
It is noteworthy that Kholoud Al Zaabi was finally approved by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) as the referee of an international arena in football.
Regarding the message that she can send to her colleagues, whether in arbitration or in various fields, Khouloud Al-Zaabi said: "Every person sets a goal and can achieve it even after 20 years of waiting."
Kholoud Al-Zaabi, 32, revealed that she started her career in arbitration in 2012, indicating that her next ambition will be to be in the Women's World Cup as a referee of an arena and not a video, and that she will start planning for this from now.
Kholoud Al Zaabi praised the great efforts that she continues to find from officials in the Football Association, the Referees Committee and the Women's Football Committee.
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2023 World Cup for Women will be held in Australia and New Zealand.
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